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Originally posted by Dikaia:
Hearing horror stories such as this initially made me decide that joining the Greek system was not for me. I changed my mind when I found a Fraternity that was secure and proud enough of their beliefs and ideals to make them known to the public rather than hide them away in a shroud of secrecy. Secrecy works against Public Relations. I realize that your secrets are a part of your heritage, and I respect that. However when your organisations began, the secrecy was necessary. Greek letter societys were a persecuted minority. Today that secrecy has become obsolete and counter productive. Hazing was also an obsolete and counter productive tradition, but today many if not all GLO's are Anti-hazing. Just proof to show that no matter how old a tradition is, it can be changed. I hope to see the day when other GLO's realize these truths. Eliminate the secrecy and the public will be less likely to believe the horror stories.
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Eliminate the secrecy? I'm sorry. I don't understand the logic here. I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but you have to realize one thing. Our beliefs and ideals are no secret. They never have been. Ask any Delta Zeta and she will be proud to tell you the principles upon which our sorority was founded, what we stand for, and what we believe in. Want to know about our chapter history? We'll be glad to share that as well.
Secrecy is not the problem here.
The fact of the matter is that the public will always choose to believe the "horror stories" because they are more interesting than the truth. That's why the National Enquirer is read by so many people. That's why the 5 o'clock news has a double murder as the top story instead of a piece about a police officer who was cited for bravery, or a group of kids who did something good for their community. Negative news sells - period. Making every little thing that happens in a particular GLO open to the public isn't going to change that fact.